Levi'sMen's 502 Taper Fit Jeans (Also Available in Big & Tall)

Q: Are these jeans basically 501's with a tapered leg?

Hi Franco: no, the fits are different (only similarity may be the thigh area). The 501 Original fit sits at the waist, has slightly more room in the seat are, has a regular thigh, with a button fly and the straight leg has about a 16" leg opening. The 502 Regular Taper jean sits BELOW the waist, has a regular thigh with a zipper fly and the tapered leg has about a 14.5" leg opening. If possible, it would be best to try both fits on to see which you like better. Hope this helps.......thanks for your inquiry.

Q: Do they get smaller towards the bottom?

Yes they taper down. Especially if you dry them (even on the lowest heat setting). I wear Vans Sk8 Hi hi tops and the pants are perfect for wearing with these hi top shoes. Since my jeans shrunk, they went from easily fitting Naturally over the tops of the shoes, to having to pull the pants over the tops of the shoes but the pants will usually pull up and sit on top of the hi top shoes which is fine for me. The Regular Jean colored pants I have did not shrink nearly as much and barely shrunk at all. All of the black pairs I have all shrunk quite a bit. I just bought a brand new pair and I must have gotten used to the shrunken ones because now I feel like the new ones are way to baggy so I dont wear them yet. My size info for reference: 6’ tall Weight- 175 Build- Semi athletic regular build. Not large, but also not woody from toy story Skinny. Size I wear in these jeans- 34x32 I wear jeans with a belt and the pants just sit naturally on my hips. Not too low, not too high.